HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 17, 2007First Regular Session
Sixty-sixth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
ENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 07-0715.01 Michael Dohr HOUSE BILL 07-1257
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
King,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
(None),
House Committees
Senate Committees
Judiciary
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Concerning child abuse involving selling drugs with
knowledge that a child is present.
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
adopted.)
Makes it child abuse to sell drugs in the presence of a child.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. 18-6-401 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW PARAGRAPH to read:
18-6-401. Child abuse. (1) (d) (I) A person commits child
abuse if, knowing a child is present, the person sells or
distributes a controlled substance, or possesses with the intent
to sell or distribute a controlled substance, in violation of
section 18-18-405.
(II) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 18-1-408 (1)
and (5), a person may be convicted of and sentenced for both a
violation of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (d) and a
violation of section 18-18-405 that underlies the violation of
subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (d).
SECTION 2. 18-6-401 (7), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW PARAGRAPH to read:
18-6-401. Child abuse. (7) (f) When a person commits child
abuse as described in paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of this
section, it is a class 1 misdemeanor.
SECTION 3. Effective date - applicability. This act shall take
effect July 1, 2007, and shall apply to offenses committed on or after said
date.
SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.